Martina


 * Day 1**
 * Dear Journal July 2 2010**

I woke up in the morning to a beautiful sunset and beautiful blue skies. I got dressed and ready to leave for my journey to West Virginia. The drive took me most of the day, when I arrived at my first destination which was Charleston West Virginia, I checked into the Travelodge unpacked my clothes and headed out for a tour of the state capitol. In front of the capitol I saw a statue of Booker T. Washington, a famous black man. When I went inside there was a chandelier in the dome. I couldn’t believe there were two levels to the capitol and while I was upstairs I looked out the window and saw a beautiful water fountain and a beautiful sugar maple tree which is the state tree. After that I went to the University of Institute. This was once a college for all black people, but now it is for everyone. For lunch I stopped at the Rice Bowl for lunch. The last thing that I did was went to Huntington and toured that University; it is the oldest public Institution. Going to bed now good night!


 * Day’s 2-4**
 * Dear Journal July 3 2010**


 * I woke up in the morning and got my clothes on checked out of the hotel that I was staying in and proceeded to the next hotel, which was the Holiday Inn. I got to see a lot of stuff on my way to the Holiday Inn. When I arrived at the hotel I checked in and went to my room to drop my stuff off. After that I got in my car and drove to Wheeling WV. My first stop there was Independence Hall Foundation, here I learned about the civil war. I saw artifacts from the civil war era. I found out it was originally built as a customs house. Next I drove to Greenville WV; once I arrived there I went to the State Folk Festival. There I got to hear some West Virginia’s traditional music. The festival start’s the third Thursday of June and goes until Sunday; it was a lot of fun. After that I drove to Clarksburg WV here I learned about Phillys Curtin who is an opera singer. She was inducted into the West Virgina Music Hall of Fame on December 17th, 2008. After that I headed back to my hotel to go for a swim and then go to bed. Goodnight.**


 * Day’s 5-7**
 * Dear Journal July 6 2010**


 * Today I am driving to Anstead WV to visit Hawks West State Park. This state park features a 31 room lodge. I went hiking and got to visit the highest point in West Virginia. Then I stayed in one of those beautiful cabins for the night. The next morning I got up and went to Weston. While in Weston I visited the Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. It was formally known as the Weston State Hospital and served as a sanctuary for the mentally ill in the mid 80’s. I stayed at another Holiday Inn that for the night. The next morning I woke up and drove to White Sulfur Springs where I found an Inn called the Greenbrier Inn where I checked in and decided to visit the fitness center and do a little shopping. After I went to the shopping center I went back to the Inn and relax, go swimming and eat a little room service. Time for bed goodnight.**


 * Day 8**


 * Dear Journal July 9 2010**


 * It is my last day of my journey to West Virginia and the only stop that I have is to Elkins WV. Here I toured most of the city, just did some sightseeing because I knew that I had long drive home. This trip has been amazing and I will never forget the wonderful experience I had in West Virginia. All of the places that I stayed were beautiful and everyone was very nice. I will definitely come back to West Virginia. This is the end of my trip I am home and settled back into my life.**

**The End**